Welcome to China Lake ...

China Lake is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of China Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

A typical abbreviation for China Lake: China Lk.

China Lake is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of China Lake is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: China Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near China Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near China Lake.

• China Lake Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
  • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
• Inyokern
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inyokern
  • Inyokern is located in Kern County
  • Former names for Inyokern:
  • Magnolia
  • Siding 16
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inyokern <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inyokern
  • From China Lake to Inyokern
• Spangler ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spangler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spangler
  • From China Lake to Spangler
• Freeman ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freeman
  • From China Lake to Freeman
• Pearsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsonville
  • Pearsonville is located in Inyo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pearsonville
  • From China Lake to Pearsonville
• Pinnacle ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Pinnacle is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinnacle
  • From China Lake to Pinnacle
• Westend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westend
  • Westend is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westend
  • From China Lake to Westend
• Argus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
  • Argus is located in San Bernardino County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Argus
  • From China Lake to Argus
• Armistead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Armistead is located in Kern County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Armistead
  • From China Lake to Armistead
• Searles Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Valley
  • Searles Valley is located in San Bernardino County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around China Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for China Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of China Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around China Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around China Lake. See our Newspapers Page for China Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for China Lake ...

Looking for more information about China Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for China Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for China Lake.

Adding China Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of China Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for China Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the China Lake post office opened in 1948.

We also found China Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for China Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for China Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/